{"id":47993,"date":"2023-02-24T10:47:36","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T10:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifesimplified.gorenje.com\/sl\/?p=47993&preview=true&preview_id=47993"},"modified":"2023-02-24T10:47:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T10:47:36","slug":"spring-cleaning-on-a-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifesimplified.gorenje.com\/intl\/spring-cleaning-on-a-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring cleaning on a budget"},"content":{"rendered":"

Woohoo, spring – the most naturally beautiful season of the year – is just around the corner. But oh, no, that means spring cleaning – the most dreadful thing of the year – is also around the corner. Decluttering and cleaning your home can be overwhelming, not only because of the workload but also because it can cost a fortune. But it doesn\u2019t have to. Spring into action with the following tips that will save you time and money!<\/p>\n

1. Make a plan<\/h2>\n

We can\u2019t stress this enough – planning is key (if you don\u2019t want to be stressed out by cleaning). Take an inventory of the areas that most need some spring-cleaning attention and make a list of the cleaning supplies you\u2019ll need. This will help you avoid buying unnecessary items and stick to your budget.<\/p>\n

2. Decluttering your closet<\/h2>\n

An often overlooked but important step of spring cleaning is decluttering your closet. Go through all of the clothes you own and identify what you haven\u2019t worn in awhile.<\/p>\n

You can donate them or sell clothes you haven’t worn in ages, so they don\u2019t end up in landfills and thus do something good for the environment while on your mission to declutter. You can also use old t-shirts as cleaning rags. Or find clothes you\u2019ve forgotten all about and wear them again, instead of shopping for new ones. If they were abondoned in the closet for too long, the Gorenje washing machine with SteamRefresh function, such as the WS168LNST<\/a>, can freshen up the clothes from your wardrobe with steam so they\u2019re instantly ready to be worn again.<\/p>\n

3. Use home-made cleaning supplies<\/h2>\n

Cleaning products can be expensive (not to mention harmful to you and the environment). And when you also throw cloths, mops, buckets, gloves, and other supplies into the mix, spring cleaning becomes an even more hated and expensive chore. Many homemade cleaning supplies, however, work just as well as store bought ones and cost a fraction of the price. You can make anything, from kitchen countertop to bathroom tile cleaners with simple ingredients you probably already have at home, such as baking soda, lemons, vinegar. Another useful hack you can try is cleaning your faucets with a bit of oil in the cleaning mix to give them extra shine and make them more resistant to water stains.<\/p>\n

4. Throw away<\/h2>\n

Although we\u2019ve already touched on this topic in the decluttering section above, it\u2019s so important, we just have to focus on it some more. Besides old clothes and shoes, people often forget about other things that simply belong to the dumpster. We’re talking unnecessary documents, like:<\/p>\n